Kékéflipnote Explained

Kékéflipnote
Birth Name:	Kévin Gemin
Birth Place:	Annemasse, Haute-Savoie^[1]
Birth Date:	14 April 1992^[2]
Nationality:	French
Alma Mater:	Émile Cohl School, Lyon
Years Active:	2013–present

Kévin Gemin (in French pronounced as /kevin ʒəmin/) (born April 14, 1992), known online as Kékéflipnote or simply Kéké, is a French artist and animator. He is best known for his work created using the Flipnote Studio line of software for the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS handheld game consoles.

Early life and education

Gemin was born in Annemasse, Haute-Savoie, France. He enrolled at the Émile Cohl School in Lyon in 2013, graduating with a degree in animation in 2016.

Career

Gemin initially discovered Flipnote Studio in September 2009 after having animated via traditional means for a period of time and was inspired by 1930s cartoons, specifically the work of Tex Avery.^{[3] [4]}

Two of his works include a Steven Universe parody entitled Steven Pigeon Universe and an animation featuring anthropomorphic pigeons (resembling kiwis) dancing the can-can.^[5]

Gemin was the Guest of Honour at NordicFuzzCon in 2019.^[6] In May 2018, he spoke at the 14th annual Pictoplasma Conference and Festival for character design and art in Berlin.^[7]

Gemin's animation was featured in the ending of an episode of Pop Team Epic.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lamy . Corentin . Kéké, la star de Flipnote, le logiciel d'animation de Nintendo . Le Monde.fr . fr . 14 August 2019.
2. Web site: Gemin. Kévin . 8 Twitter . twitter.com . 12 July 2020 . 14 April 2018.
3. Web site: Hanoun . Marianne . First Hand — How French animator Kévin Gemin taught himself to animate on the Nintendo DS . Lecture in Progress . 29 January 2020 . 17 October 2018.
4. Web site: Martin . Garrett . The Disney of the 3DS: Animating with Flipnote Studio . pastemagazine.com . en . 26 March 2017.
5. Web site: Dami . Lee . This French animator's wonderfully whimsical GIFs were made on a Nintendo 3DS . . 28 January 2020 . 24 August 2016.
6. Web site: Guest of Honour - NordicFuzzCon 2019. 2020-08-20. 2019.nordicfuzzcon.org.
7. Web site: Harris . Miriam . 8 brilliant character artists speaking at Pictoplasma 2018 . digitalartsonline.co.uk . 29 January 2020 . 15 December 2017.
8. 1601698073272414209. Kekeflipnote. I made the ending of Pop team epic Season 2, episode 11! Thank you so much for the opportunity!. Kévin Gemin. 10 December 2022. 12 December 2022.